2000 Finest
Description
2000 Finest is a 288 card, dual series set. Series One was released in April 2000 as a 148-card set. Series Two product was released in July 2000 as a 140-card set.
The set includes 179-player cards, 20 Rookie Cards (cards 101-120) each serial numbered to 2000 and 20 second series Rookie Cards (cards 247-266) each serial numbered to 3000, 15 Features/Futures subset cards (cards 121-135), 10 Counterparts subset cards (numbers 267-276), and 20 Gems subset cards (numbers 136-145 and 277-286). The set also includes two versions of card number 146 Ken Griffey Jr. wearing his Reds uniform (a portrait and action shot).
Rookie Cards were seeded at a rate of 1:23 hobby/retail packs and 1:6 HTA packs. Features and Counterparts subset cards were inserted one every eight hobby and retail packs and one every three HTA packs. Gems subset cards were inserted one every 24 hobby and retail packs and one every nine HTA packs.
Finally, 20 "Graded Gems" exchange cards were randomly seeded into packs (10 per series). The lucky handful of collectors that found these cards could send them into Topps for a complete Gems subset, each of which was professionally graded "Gem Mint 10" by PSA.
Distribution
Hobby/Retail: 24 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99)
HTA: 12 packs per box, 13 cards per pack (MSRP: $10)
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
Series One
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby/Retail Odds | HTA Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 147 | - | ? | ? |
| short-set | 102 | - | ? | ? |
| Rookies | 20 | 2000 | 1:23 | 1:6 |
| Features | 15 | - | 1:8 | 1:3 |
| Gems | 10 | - | 1:24 | 1:9 |
| Short-Set Refractors | 102 | - | 1:24 | 1:9 |
| Rookie Refractors | 20 | 500 | 1:93 | 1:23 |
| Features Refractors | 15 | - | 1:96 | 1:40 |
| Gems Refractors | 10 | - | 1:288 | 1:120 |
| Short-Set Gold Refractors | 102 | - | 1:240 | 1:100 |
| Rookie Gold Refractors | 20 | 100 | 1:368 | 1:187 |
| Features Gold Refractors | 15 | - | 1:960 | 1:400 |
| Gems Gold Refractors | 10 | - | 1:2880 | 1:1200 |
| Graded Gems Redemption | 1 | 10 | N/A | 1:9344 |
| Ballpark Bounties | 15 | - | 1:24 | 1:12 |
| For the Record | 30 | varies | 1:71 | 1:33 |
| Going the Distance | 12 | - | 1:24 | 1:12 |
Series Two
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby/Retail Odds | HTA Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 140 | - | ? | ? |
| short-set | 100 | - | ? | ? |
| Rookies | 20 | 3000 | 1:13 | 1:5 |
| Counterparts | 10 | - | 1:8 | 1:3 |
| Gems | 10 | - | 1:24 | 1:9 |
| Short-Set Refractors | 100 | - | 1:24 | 1:9 |
| Rookie Refractors | 20 | 1000 | 1:49 | 1:11 |
| Counterparts Refractors | 10 | - | 1:96 | 1:40 |
| Gems Refractors | 10 | - | 1:288 | 1:120 |
| Short-Set Gold Refractors | 100 | - | 1:240 | 1:100 |
| Rookie Gold Refractors | 20 | 100 | 1:448 | 1:120 |
| Counterparts Gold Refractors | 10 | - | 1:960 | 1:400 |
| Gems Gold Refractors | 10 | - | 1:2880 | 1:1200 |
| Graded Gems Redemption | 1 | 10 | N/A | 1:8157 |
| Ballpark Bounties | 15 | - | 1:24 | 1:12 |
| Dreamcast | 10 | - | 1:36 | 1:13 |
| Moments | 4 | - | 1:9 | 1:4 |
| Moments Refractors | 4 | - | 1:20 | 1:9 |
| Autographed Moments Refractors | 4 | - | 1:425 | 1:196 |
Checklist
Promos
These five Pre-Production cards were distributed to dealers and the Hobby media.
- PP1 Brian Jordan
- PP2 Bernie Williams
- PP3 Pat Burrell
- PP4 Corey Myers ROOK
- PP5 Derek Jeter GEMS
Base Set
Series One
- 1 Nomar Garciaparra
- 2 Chipper Jones
- 3 Erubiel Durazo
- 4 Robin Ventura
- 5 Garret Anderson
- 6 Dean Palmer
- 7 Mariano Rivera
- 8 Rusty Greer
- 9 Jim Thome
- 10 Jeff Bagwell
- 11 Jason Giambi
- 12 Jeromy Burnitz
- 13 Mark Grace
- 14 Russ Ortiz
- 15 Kevin Brown
- 16 Kevin Millwood
- 17 Scott Williamson
- 18 Orlando Hernandez
- 19 Todd Walker
- 20 Carlos Beltran
- 21 Ruben Rivera
- 22 Curt Schilling
- 23 Brian Giles
- 24 Eric Karros
- 25 Preston Wilson
- 26 Al Leiter
- 27 Juan Encarnacion
- 28 Tim Salmon
- 29 B.J. Surhoff
- 30 Bernie Williams
- 31 Lee Stevens
- 32 Pokey Reese
- 33 Mike Sweeney
- 34 Corey Koskie
- 35 Roberto Alomar
- 36 Tim Hudson
- 37 Tom Glavine
- 38 Jeff Kent
- 39 Mike Lieberthal
- 40 Barry Larkin
- 41 Paul O'Neill
- 42 Rico Brogna
- 43 Brian Daubach
- 44 Rich Aurilia
- 45 Vladimir Guerrero
- 46 Luis Castillo
- 47 Bartolo Colon
- 48 Kevin Appier
- 49 Mo Vaughn
- 50 Alex Rodriguez
- 51 Randy Johnson
- 52 Kris Benson
- 53 Tony Clark
- 54 Chad Allen
- 55 Larry Walker
- 56 Freddy Garcia
- 57 Paul Konerko
- 58 Edgardo Alfonzo
- 59 Brady Anderson
- 60 Derek Jeter
- 61 John Smoltz
- 62 Doug Glanville
- 63 Shannon Stewart
- 64 Greg Maddux
- 65 Mark McGwire
- 66 Gary Sheffield
- 67 Kevin Young
- 68 Tony Gwynn
- 69 Rey Ordonez
- 70 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 71 Todd Helton
- 72 Brian Jordan
- 73 Jose Canseco
- 74 Luis Gonzalez
- 75 Barry Bonds
- 76 Jermaine Dye
- 77 Jose Offerman
- 78 Magglio Ordonez
- 79 Fred McGriff
- 80 Ivan Rodriguez
- 81 Josh Hamilton
- 82 Vernon Wells
- 83 Mark Mulder
- 84 John Patterson
- 85 Nick Johnson
- 86 Pablo Ozuna
- 87 A.J. Burnett
- 88 Jack Cust
- 89 Adam Piatt
- 90 Rob Ryan
- 91 Sean Burroughs
- 92 D'Angelo Jimenez
- 93 Chad Hermansen
- 94 Robert Fick
- 95 Ruben Mateo
- 96 Alex Escobar
- 97 Wily Mo Pena
- 98 Corey Patterson
- 99 Eric Munson
- 100 Pat Burrell
Rookies
NOTES
- Each Rookie card is serial-numbered to 2000 copies.
- This was one of Topps's first attempts to include Major League "rookie" cards of recent draft picks and prospects in a non-Bowman product. Unfortunately, most players in this subset (as designated by the "RC*" tag) retired without ever playing in a Major League game.
- 101 Michael Tejera RC
- 102 Bobby Bradley RC*
- 103 Larry Bigbie RC
- 104 B.J. Garbe RC*
- 105 Josh Kalinowski RC*
- 106 Brett Myers RC
- 107 Chris Mears RC
- 108 Aaron Rowand RC
- 109 Corey Myers RC*
- 110 John Sneed RC*
- 111 Ryan Christianson RC*
- 112 Kyle Snyder RC
- 113 Mike Paradis RC*
- 114 Chance Caple RC*
- 115 Ben Christensen RC*
- 116 Brad Baker RC*
- 117 Rob Purvis RC*
- 118 Rick Asadoorian RC*
- 119 Ruben Salazar RC*
- 120 Julio Zuleta RC
Features
- 121 Alex Rodriguez / Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 122 Nomar Garciaparra / Derek Jeter
- 123 Mark McGwire / Sammy Sosa
- 124 Randy Johnson / Pedro Martinez
- 125 Ivan Rodriguez / Mike Piazza
- 126 Manny Ramirez / Roberto Alomar
- 127 Chipper Jones / Andruw Jones
- 128 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Tony Gwynn
- 129 Jeff Bagwell / Craig Biggio
- 130 Barry Bonds / Vladimir Guerrero
- 131 Nick Johnson / Alfonso Soriano
- 132 Josh Hamilton / Pat Burrell
- 133 Corey Patterson / Ruben Mateo
- 134 Larry Walker / Todd Helton
- 135 Rey Ordonez / Edgardo Alfonzo
Gems
- 136 Derek Jeter
- 137 Alex Rodriguez
- 138 Chipper Jones
- 139 Mike Piazza
- 140 Mark McGwire
- 141 Ivan Rodriguez
- 142 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 143 Vladimir Guerrero
- 144 Randy Johnson
- 145 Jeff Bagwell
Ken Griffey, Jr. Cincinnati Reds
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These two Ken Griffey, Jr. cards were a late addition to Finest Series One and were printed to commemorate his trade to the Cincinnati Reds. One was taken during a press conference introducing Griffey to the Cincinnati media and shows him holding a Reds jersey. The other was taken in Spring Training shagging a fly ball. Both of these cards are sequentially-numbered as card #146; however, both were produced in roughly the same quantities as any of the non-short-printed base cards. A set is considered complete with both.
- 146a Ken Griffey, Jr. (Action)
- 146b Ken Griffey, Jr. (Press Conference)
Series Two
- 147 Andruw Jones
- 148 Kerry Wood
- 149 Jim Edmonds
- 150 Pedro Martinez
- 151 Warren Morris
- 152 Trevor Hoffman
- 153 Ryan Klesko
- 154 Andy Pettitte
- 155 Frank Thomas
- 156 Damion Easley
- 157 Cliff Floyd
- 158 Ben Davis
- 159 John Valentin
- 160 Rafael Palmeiro
- 161 Andy Ashby
- 162 J.D. Drew
- 163 Jay Bell
- 164 Adam Kennedy
- 165 Manny Ramirez
- 166 John Halama
- 167 Octavio Dotel
- 168 Darin Erstad
- 169 Jose Lima
- 170 Andres Galarraga
- 171 Scott Rolen
- 172 Delino DeShields
- 173 J.T. Snow
- 174 Tony Womack
- 175 John Olerud
- 176 Jason Kendall
- 177 Carlos Lee
- 178 Eric Milton
- 179 Jeff Cirillo
- 180 Gabe Kapler
- 181 Greg Vaughn
- 182 Denny Neagle
- 183 Tino Martinez
- 184 Doug Mientkiewicz
- 185 Juan Gonzalez
- 186 Ellis Burks
- 187 Mike Hampton
- 188 Royce Clayton
- 189 Mike Mussina
- 190 Carlos Delgado
- 191 Ben Grieve
- 192 Fernando Tatis
- 193 Matt Williams
- 194 Rondell White
- 195 Shawn Green
- 196 Hideki Irabu
- 197 Troy Glaus
- 198 Roger Cedeno
- 199 Ray Lankford
- 200 Sammy Sosa
- 201 Kenny Lofton
- 202 Edgar Martinez
- 203 Mark Kotsay
- 204 David Wells
- 205 Craig Biggio
- 206 Ray Durham
- 207 Troy O'Leary
- 208 Rickey Henderson
- 209 Bobby Abreu
- 210 Neifi Perez
- 211 Carlos Febles
- 212 Chuck Knoblauch
- 213 Moises Alou
- 214 Omar Vizquel
- 215 Vinny Castilla
- 216 Javy Lopez
- 217 Johnny Damon
- 218 Roger Clemens
- 219 Miguel Tejada
- 220 Carl Everett
- 221 Matt Lawton
- 222 Albert Belle
- 223 Adrian Beltre
- 224 Dante Bichette
- 225 Raul Mondesi
- 226 Mike Piazza
- 227 Brad Penny
- 228 Kip Wells
- 229 Adam Everett
- 230 Eddie Yarnall
- 231 Matt LeCroy
- 232 Jason Tyner
- 233 Rick Ankiel
- 234 Lance Berkman
- 235 Rafael Furcal
- 236 Dee Brown
- 237 Gookie Dawkins
- 238 Eric Valent
- 239 Peter Bergeron
- 240 Alfonso Soriano
- 241 Adam Dunn
- 242 Jorge Toca
- 243 Ryan Anderson
- 244 Jason Dellaero
- 245 Jason Grilli
- 246 Milton Bradley
Rookies
NOTES
- All Rookies are serial-numbered to 3000 copies -- in increase from the first series.
- As with Series One, most of these players (RC*) never made it to the Big Leagues -- a notable exception being future Cy Young winner Johan Santana.
- 247 Scott Downs RC
- 248 Keith Reed RC
- 249 Edgar Cruz RC*
- 250 Wes Anderson RC*
- 251 Lyle Overbay RC
- 252 Mike Lamb RC
- 253 Vince Faison RC*
- 254 Chad Alexander
- 255 Chris Wakeland RC
- 256 Aaron McNeal RC*
- 257 Tomo Ohka RC
- 258 Ty Howington RC*
- 259 Javier Colina RC*
- 260 Jason Jennings
- 261 Ramon Santiago RC
- 262 Johan Santana RC
- 263 Quincy Foster RC*
- 264 Junior Brignac RC*
- 265 Rico Washington RC
- 266 Scott Sobkowiak RC
Counterparts
- 267 Pedro Martinez / Rick Ankiel
- 268 Manny Ramirez / Vladimir Guerrero
- 269 A.J. Burnett / Mark Mulder
- 270 Mike Piazza / Eric Munson
- 271 Josh Hamilton / Corey Patterson
- 272 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Sammy Sosa
- 273 Derek Jeter / Alfonso Soriano
- 274 Mark McGwire / Pat Burrell
- 275 Chipper Jones / Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 276 Nomar Garciaparra / Alex Rodriguez
Gems
- 277 Pedro Martinez
- 278 Tony Gwynn
- 279 Barry Bonds
- 280 Juan Gonzalez
- 281 Larry Walker
- 282 Nomar Garciaparra
- 283 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 284 Manny Ramirez
- 285 Shawn Green
- 286 Sammy Sosa
Parallels
All 287 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractors
- Gold Refractors
NOTES
- Refractors and Gold Refractors for the Rookies, Features, Counterparts, and Gems subsets are short-printed; however, only the Rookies are serial-numbered.
- Refractors for the Series One Rookie subset are serial-numbered to 500 copies, and the Series Two Rookies are serial-numbered to 1000 copies.
- Gold Refractors for the Rookie Subset (both series) are serial-numbered to 100 copies.
- All Gold Refractors have "deckled" edges.
Oversize Gems
This oversize set parallels the Gems subset. One oversize card was inserted as a box topper in each Hobby box. The first 10 cards are in Series One while the second ten are in Series Two. Refractor parallels were inserted into HTA boxes.
- 1 Derek Jeter
- 2 Alex Rodriguez
- 3 Chipper Jones
- 4 Mike Piazza
- 5 Mark McGwire
- 6 Ivan Rodriguez
- 7 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 8 Vladimir Guerrero
- 9 Randy Johnson
- 10 Jeff Bagwell
- 11 Nomar Garciaparra
- 12 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 13 Manny Ramirez
- 14 Shawn Green
- 15 Sammy Sosa
- 16 Pedro Martinez
- 17 Tony Gwynn
- 18 Barry Bonds
- 19 Juan Gonzalez
- 20 Larry Walker
Graded Gems Redemptions
Randomly inserted into HTA Jumbo boxes were ten redemption cards good for a complete professionally graded set of that series' ten-card Gems subset. Each card was graded Gem Mint "10" by PSA. Collectors had until December 31st, 2001 to redeem their Graded Gems cards.
Inserts
Ballpark Bounties
Cards #BB1-BB15 were inserted into Series One packs while #BB16-BB30 were in Series Two.
- BB1 Chipper Jones
- BB2 Mike Piazza
- BB3 Vladimir Guerrero
- BB4 Sammy Sosa
- BB5 Nomar Garciaparra
- BB6 Manny Ramirez
- BB7 Jeff Bagwell
- BB8 Scott Rolen
- BB9 Carlos Beltran
- BB10 Pedro Martinez
- BB11 Greg Maddux
- BB12 Josh Hamilton
- BB13 Adam Piatt
- BB14 Pat Burrell
- BB15 Alfonso Soriano
- BB16 Alex Rodriguez
- BB17 Derek Jeter
- BB18 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- BB19 Larry Walker
- BB20 Barry Bonds
- BB21 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- BB22 Mark McGwire
- BB23 Ivan Rodriguez
- BB24 Andruw Jones
- BB25 Todd Helton
- BB26 Randy Johnson
- BB27 Ruben Mateo
- BB28 Corey Patterson
- BB29 Sean Burroughs
- BB30 Eric Munson
Going the Distance
- GTD1 Tony Gwynn
- GTD2 Alex Rodriguez
- GTD3 Derek Jeter
- GTD4 Chipper Jones
- GTD5 Nomar Garciaparra
- GTD6 Sammy Sosa
- GTD7 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- GTD8 Vladimir Guerrero
- GTD9 Mark McGwire
- GTD10 Mike Piazza
- GTD11 Manny Ramirez
- GTD12 Cal Ripken, Jr.
For the Record
For this Series One insert, each player has three cards that are serial-numbered to the distance to left (version A), center (B), and right field (C) in their home stadium.
- FR1A Derek Jeter 318
- FR1B Derek Jeter 208
- FR1C Derek Jeter 314
- FR2A Mark McGwire 330
- FR2B Mark McGwire 402
- FR2C Mark McGwire 330
- FR3A Ken Griffey, Jr. 331
- FR3B Ken Griffey, Jr. 405
- FR3C Ken Griffey, Jr. 327
- FR4A Alex Rodriguez 331
- FR4B Alex Rodriguez 405
- FR4C Alex Rodriguez 327
- FR5A Nomar Garciaparra 310
- FR5B Nomar Garciaparra 390
- FR5C Nomar Garciaparra 302
- FR6A Cal Ripken, Jr. 333
- FR6B Cal Ripken, Jr. 410
- FR6C Cal Ripken, Jr. 318
- FR7A Sammy Sosa 355
- FR7B Sammy Sosa 400
- FR7C Sammy Sosa 353
- FR8A Manny Ramirez 325
- FR8B Manny Ramirez 410
- FR8C Manny Ramirez 325
- FR9A Mike Piazza 338
- FR9B Mike Piazza 410
- FR9C Mike Piazza 338
- FR10A Chipper Jones 335
- FR10B Chipper Jones 401
- FR10C Chipper Jones 330
Dream Cast
This ten-card Series Two set features cards made using the Dufex printing technology. These were the first Dufex cards released by Topps and the first released by any company since the 1998 bankruptcy of Pinnacle Brands.
- DC1 Mark McGwire
- DC2 Roberto Alomar
- DC3 Chipper Jones
- DC4 Derek Jeter
- DC5 Barry Bonds
- DC6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- DC7 Sammy Sosa
- DC8 Mike Piazza
- DC9 Pedro Martinez
- DC10 Randy Johnson
Moments
A Refractor and an Autographed Refractor (see below) parallel is also available.
- FM1 Chipper Jones
- FM2 Ivan Rodriguez
- FM3 Tony Gwynn
- FM4 Wade Boggs
Autographs
Autographed Moments Refractors
This set is an autographed parallel of the Moments insert from Series Two.
- FM1 Chipper Jones
- FM2 Ivan Rodriguez
- FM3 Tony Gwynn
- FM4 Wade Boggs
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